18 June 2025
Loren Holtzhausen
[FYI request #31025 email]
DOIA-REQ-0014494
Tēnā koe Loren
Thank you for your email of 20 May 2025 to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE)
requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:
Can you please provide me with statistics on the number of Entrepreneur Work Visa applications
received by Immigration New Zealand each year between May 2020 and May 2025, including
the number of applications approved vs. declined.
Our Response
Please refer to the attached appendix for the requested information.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision. Information
about how to make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802
602.
If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request or this response, please contac
t [email address].
Nāku noa, nā
Jeannie Melville
Deputy Chief Operating Officer Immigration
Immigration New Zealand
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment